If you can’t afford to pay your vehicle payments even after writing off your other debts under Chapter 7, consider decreasing your auto loan through a Chapter 13 cramdown.
Bankruptcy can protect your car or truck. Both Chapter 7 and 13 can, but which do you need?
Simplistic but often true: Chapter 7 deals better with simpler debts, while Chapter 13 with more complicated debts. What ARE more complicated debts?
Straight Chapter 7 bankruptcy gives very limited help if you're behind on your vehicle and need to keep it. And Chapter 13? Provides much more help.
Bankruptcy saves your vehicle from immediate repossession. Whether you choose to file under Chapter 7 or 13 depends in part on how strong of a medicine you need for dealing with the back payments.